Professional paper
CROADA – our experience in fight against doping in sport
Damir Erceg
; Children Hospital Srebrnjak, Zagreb, Croatia
Ivan Fattorini
; Croatian Anti Doping Agency, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Athletes are often tempted to take prohibited agents with the aim of performance enhancing because of diff erent pressures they face, including self-affi rmation, the infl uence of moneyand glory-driven parents, coaches and community members. Th ese agents increase body mass and power, relieve fatigue, mask other prohibited substances during testing, lead to faster recovery and have many other adverse eff ects on health. Th e use of prohibited agents, commonly known as doping, is detrimental to the mental and physical health of athletes and violates the rules of ethical conduct. The prohibited agents include prohibited substances and prohibited methods. For a substance or a method to be included on the Prohibited List published by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) it has to meet at least two of the following three criteria: it enhances sport performance, it represents an actual or potential health risk to athlete or it violates the spirit of sport. The fight against doping has, for a long time, been a strategic goal at both national and global level. Countries, the International Olympic Committee, international sport federations, national sport associations and various government and non-governmental organizations have been making considerable efforts in creating policies and strategies for the fi ght against doping in sport. In 1999 these efforts resulted in the establishment of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Subsequently, many of the national anti-doping agencies were founded. Croatian Anti-doping Agency (CROADA) was founded in 2007 with the aim of promoting doping-free sport and protecting athletes from adverse health effects.
Keywords
doping; sport; ethics; WADA; CROADA
Hrčak ID:
68727
URI
Publication date:
1.5.2011.
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